About this role
Join Our Team at ST Health Altoona!
The Administration Department is currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant, Associate to support our dynamic team. We’re looking for candidates with prior administrative experience and formal training who thrive in fast-paced, professional environments.
This role offers a meaningful opportunity for growth, allowing you to build your skills and advance within an increasingly responsible administrative career path. The ideal candidate will demonstrate integrity and discretion, especially when handling confidential or sensitive information.
If you’re ready to take the next step in your administrative career with a respected healthcare organization, we encourage you to apply!
Responsibilities:
- Under direct supervision, provides general administrative support to a department or group of professionals.
- Orders office supplies and maintains office equipment.
- Assists Supervisor and department prepare presentations (i.e., edits, prints, basic formatting functions).
- Sorts, distributes, prioritizes, and composes routine correspondence following established procedures not requiring management review. (i.e., reads correspondence/ highlights important items and sends to supervisor, sends emails sent on behalf of department head, writes and sends meeting reminders, forwards emails to appropriate distribution list on behalf of department head).
- Performs routine clerical functions, such as copying, sorting, filing, and typing. Sets up and maintains varied office files, logs, and records office activities.
- Assists in researching, drafting, and/or abstracting routine reports. Compiles and analyzes basic information.
- Answers, screens, and routes incoming calls and messages. Responds to routine questions.
- Maintains supervisor’s calendar (i.e., schedules meetings and recurring events, schedules large conference rooms, orders food, ensures applicable equipment is available and ready for meetings, and may take meeting minutes).
- Greets, screens, and directs visitors to appropriate staff members.
High School diploma or equivalent.
Up to one year of administrative experience preferred.
Completion of a formal training program, such as Medical Secretary, or related formal training program, preferred.
Working knowledge of word processing, electronic mail/calendar, spreadsheet, presentation, and database software Ability to use applicable MS Suite products (Microsoft 365).
Knowledge of business processes and procedures.
Ability to use basic reasoning skills.
Schedule: Daylight hours, Monday-Friday
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
Act 34
ST Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran
Pay range
$18.79–$28.03 / hr
Set by education and experience. Shift differentials are paid on top.
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Administrative Assistant, Associate — Altoona, PA | Pepper Health (Library Build)
Administrative Assistant, Associate at Pepper Health, Altoona. See the pay range, the schedule, and your recruiter’s name before you apply.
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# Administrative Assistant, Associate
- Location: Altoona, PA (On-site)
- Employment type: Part-Time
- Category: Administrative & Office Supprt
- Shift: Day Job
- Business unit: ST Health Altoona
- Pay: $18.79–$28.03 / hr
- Organization: SFX Demo
- Posted: 2026-03-23T09:30:16.587Z
## Description
**Join Our Team at ST Health Altoona!**
**The Administration Department is currently seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant, Associate to support our dynamic team. We’re looking for candidates with prior administrative experience and formal training who thrive in fast-paced, professional environments.**
…Shift and schedule
Shift
Day Job
Hours
Part-Time
Workplace
On-site
Where you’ll work
Altoona, PA
A close-knit central-PA community in the Allegheny foothills, home to our Altoona hospital and a growing surgical program — where nurses know their patients by name and the mountains are twenty minutes away.
- Pepper Health Altoona
- Altoona Surgical Pavilion
Benefits
Benefits from day one
Day-one health coverage
Medical, dental and vision start your first day — no waiting period, full- and part-time.
Tuition & certifications
Up to $5,250/yr tuition support plus paid certification renewals and exam fees.
Retirement with match
403(b) with employer match and immediate vesting on your contributions.
PTO & wellbeing days
Generous paid time off, paid parental leave, and dedicated wellbeing days.
Ladders & residencies
Nurse residency, allied apprenticeships, and defined advancement ladders in every area.
Family support
Childcare discounts, caregiver leave, and flexible scheduling that respects your life.
Stories
From people in this role

The fellowship paired me with preceptors who had decades on the unit. A year in, I was confident taking the sickest patients on the floor.
Career progression
Where this role can lead
New-grad RN / Residency
Staff RN — specialty certified
Charge / Clinical Resource RN
Nurse Manager or CNS / NP track
Director of Nursing
FAQ
Questions people ask about this role
About this roleCan I cross-train into other modalities?
Yes — cross-training is how most of our imaging and lab teams grow. Your manager builds it into your development plan.
About this roleDo you support continuing education?
Up to $5,250/yr in tuition support plus paid certification fees — many of our techs are in degree programs while working.
About this roleIs there a path from entry roles to clinical careers?
Our patient-care-support roles feed directly into nursing and allied pipelines, with tuition support and schedules that flex around school.
About this roleWhat does advancement look like?
Defined ladders — tech → senior → lead → supervisor — with transparent criteria and pay steps published for every level.
Application process
What happens after you apply
Apply
Two minutes with Apply Start — resume autofill does the rest.
Recruiter screen
A real person reviews every application and reaches out.
Interviews
Meet your manager and the team — virtual or on-site, your pick.
Offer
Transparent pay, benefits walkthrough, and time to decide.
Welcome
Paid onboarding, a peer buddy, and your 90-day growth plan.
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